Food For Thought

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Do You Pin?

22 comments January 21, 2012

It’s Saturday, I know. Sometimes things can’t wait until Tuesday or my head will explode. You know all those folders you have – one for home decorating, birthday party ideas, [...]

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Top 12 Reader’s Favorites for 2011

20 comments December 29, 2011

Ya, that’s right – top 12, not top 10. I’m such a maverick! It’s always fun to see what were the most viewed recipes throughout the year from my readers, [...]

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Audio: T’was The Night Before A Very Culinary Christmas 2011

8 comments December 22, 2011

Did you listen to Paul’s rendition of this classic poem from last year? Well, he’s baaack. Here he is recapping our 2011. Click on the audio link and enjoy. (Or [...]

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White Chocolate Pecan Pie and Macy’s Culinary Council Cookbook

26 comments November 29, 2011

The Macy’s Culinary Council is made up of 13 all-star chefs. They are the organization who host the cooking events I have been fortunate enough to attend. So what did [...]

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5 Fantastic Chicken Dishes I Recently Discovered

14 comments August 23, 2011

(picture credits at the bottom of the post) Haley starts Kindergarten tomorrow. Big day. Exciting day. But it also marks summer coming to an end. Sigh… I love summer. Loooove [...]

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Don’t Let Your Refrigerator Be Naked

12 comments June 2, 2011

I don’t know how to sit still. I’m a toe-tapper, hip-shifter, thumb-twiddler, hair-adjuster, fidgety gal. But it doesn’t stem from anxiety or nervousness. It comes from energy looking for a [...]

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Holiday Weekend Good Eats

10 comments May 26, 2011

I haven’t the slightest idea what we’re doing for Memorial Day. But I know there will be grilling involved. Even if it rains. That’s right…just see if you can knock [...]

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Video: Cookies For Kids’ Cancer

30 comments April 5, 2011

This video is dedicated to Gretchen and Larry Witt, in the memory of their son Liam, who would have been seven years old this year. Thank you to the following [...]

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Super Bowl Round-Up

30 comments February 1, 2011

You know the drill – you invite several people over for Super Bowl Sunday and can’t wait to socialize…then you end up stuck in the kitchen slaving cooking, while your [...]

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Very Culinary Has A New Look!

37 comments January 30, 2011

When you first have a baby, you can (and do) stare at that baby for hours on end. Hours. Without blinking. You can’t believe how perfect they are. How much [...]

Very Culinary Is Getting A Facelift

1 comment January 28, 2011

Change is good. Change is good. Change is good. I have to keep telling myself that so the headache I’ve had for the past four weeks will seem worth it. [...]

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2010 Year In Review

19 comments December 30, 2010

In a few days I’ll have to remind myself to write 2011 on my checks. Yes, I’m old school. Still writing checks… But really? Another year under our belts? Yep. [...]

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Thanksgiving Recap

11 comments November 23, 2010

If you’re one of those people who waits until the 11th hour to do your holiday gift shopping, then it’s possible you’re one of those people who waits until two [...]

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Dill

14 comments July 13, 2010

Ah, Dill….. Isn’t it pretty? Unlike my hair, which is curly and unruly (and will never know the feeling of a comb running through it), Dill is…wispy. Slender. Delicate. Of [...]

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My Little Potato Turns Two

20 comments April 26, 2010

The original thought was to have a few friends and the family over to celebrate Trevor turning two – I would put out some chips and dip. Maybe even buy [...]